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Avatar for Silverthorne's Repair & Landscaping
Silverthorne's Repair & Landscaping
4.9(
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingLandscape - Minor Grading or Resloping

Serving Greenville, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

Super Service Award Winner

In business since 1998

Free estimates

Offers commercial services

"This work can be messy and ours was. But the workers kept it all to a minimum and took the mess with them. There are things that can't be bought which is trust and reliability. The owners addressed our needs, explained why and proceeded to do the work. We will be glad to have them help us again and have recommended them to our neighbors."
Response time7 hrs
Response rate100%
10 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Respess Brothers Tree Service
4.5(
45
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Building Site - Preparation and ClearingBuilding Site - Preparation and Clearing - For Business

Serving Greenville, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2015

Free estimates

Emergency services offered

"Respess Brothers Tree Service were OUTSTANDING, PROFESSIONAL, CONCISE, and TIMELY!! They completed the service - removing two big trees (one very large pine tree in the backyard) and 5 large bushes in the front -- with their new machine so efficiently and safely! We were so impressed with their expertise in figuring out how to remove our trees which would have taken much longer. We HIGHLY recommend their services and they get the job done!"
Before we started
The rotten trunk
After stump is ground and cleaned up
Response time2 days
10 neighbors recently requested a quote
Recommended by90%of homeowners
Jarman Grading LLC
4.9(
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Excavation - Major Grading or ReslopingExcavation - Major Grading or Resloping - For Business

Serving Greenville, NC and surrounding areas

Approved

In business since 2021

Free estimates

Credit card accepted

"Jarman Grading came to the job ready and prepared. Clearing, grading with precise site preparation help complete our estate. We presented our vision of how we wanted everything to fit, and Jarman Grading completed our dream. I will hire them again."
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Response time1 day
Response rate90%
7 neighbors recently requested a quote
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Excavating questions, answered by experts

It takes one hour to dig a 10-foot trench by hand. Use a trenching shovel with a sharp tip and a long head. Plan for more time if your soil is heavy or rocky. Consider renting a trencher if you’re digging a long or deep trench or if you have challenging soil or terrain. 

Water lines are buried at various depths, depending on the type of line. For example, most sprinkler lines are buried between four and 12 inches underground. On the other hand, water mains usually sit between one and 3 feet below ground. However, they can go even deeper in cold climates to prevent freezing.

Prior to excavation, you should prepare the dig site and call 311 before you sign anything.

To get your site ready for excavation, you should move anything in the area that isn’t affixed to the land. You can save money on the excavation by removing hardscaping, including walkways, decks, concrete patios, and paver patios.

Before you carry out any digging, you should call 311 to confirm that there are no utility lines running through your excavation site. Skipping this step could lead to severe injury and property damage if your excavator hits a water, sewage, or gas line.

It can take several weeks for the ground to settle after removing a tree, and the soil under larger, more mature trees can take months. The deeper the tree has been ground under the soil, the longer it will take to settle. However, this extra depth can help you plant new landscaping sooner because you’ll have more space for fresh soil.

Trenching is a specific kind of digging. Trenching means digging a depression in the earth that’s deeper than it is wide, often with heavy machinery. Digging refers to any kind of removal of earth in order to create a human-made depression, hole, or cut in the earth’s surface. You can dig with big tools or even with just a hand shovel.

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